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PRESS RELEASE: South Africa’s cruel lion farming industry is fuelling the illegal international trade in big cat bones

NEWS: South Africa’s cruel lion farming industry is fuelling the illegal international trade in big cat bones IMAGES AVAILABLE HERE A new report by World Animal Protection details the horror of
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Looking back as we think about the future: Global progress made since the launch of Blood Lions in 2015

It has been almost eight years since the launch of the Blood Lions film which exposed the harsh realities behind the captive lion breeding industry and its unregulated proliferation in
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The Captive Predator Industry in South Africa: What our Research Revealed #4

South Africa is one of the few countries globally that allows the intensive breeding and keeping of big cats. The country is now on the brink of phasing out captive
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The Captive Predator Industry in South Africa: What our Research Revealed #3

A serious concern was the highly inconsistent nature of the information obtained from the departments. The permitting systems put in place showed a complete lack of standardisation and centralisation within
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The Captive Predator Industry in South Africa: What our Research Revealed #2

At this point, it’s necessary to contextualise our findings by understanding South Africa’s stance on captive predators. South Africa is still one of the few countries that allow the intensive
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The Captive Predator Industry in South Africa: What our Research Revealed #1

In 2021 we undertook an immense research project to better understand the extent of the captive predator industry in South Africa. Through our research, we hoped to gather information to
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Grisly report on captive lions shocks Parliament

This is an excerpt from an article written by Don Pinnock and published online by Daily Maverick on 25 January, 2023 Parliamentarians were horrified by the cruelty NSPCA inspectors have
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Tigers in South Africa: a farming industry exists – often for their body parts

This is an excerpt from an article written and published online by The Conversation on 20 January, 2023 A tiger escaped from a residence and roamed the countryside outside Johannesburg, South Africa,
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Bones of contention – fate of thousands of captive lions in SA depends on implementation of government report findings

This is an excerpt from a special report written by Don Pinnock and published online by Daily Maverick on 17 January, 2023 From 2008 to 2018, South Africa permitted the
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Youth For Lions Blog: Volunteering: How to support true wildlife conservationists instead of money grabbing profiteers

Written by Youth Ambassador, Oliver Riley-Smith and published with permission With the globe growing ever smaller through social media and modern transport, volunteering is growing ever larger. Young people around
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Task team appointed to find ‘exit options’ for captive lion breeders

This is an excerpt from an article written and published online by The Citizen on 14 December, 2022 A task team formed by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the
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Women arrested for allegedly trying to sell lion cubs in Boksburg

This is an excerpt from an article written and published online by The Citizen on 04 December, 2022 Four women are currently behind bars after appearing in court for allegedly
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